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Item Evaluating Conservation Improvement Programs in North St Paul(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2013) Erdmann, Julie; Guerrero, Humberto; Hanzlik, Timothy; Rodrigo, SashanThis project was completed as part of the 2013-2014 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of North St. Paul. North St. Paul has its own municipal electric utility, and offers energy conservation programs and rebates to customers. Concerned that residents were not taking full advantage of the programs, the City wanted to evaluate current energy conservation efforts. Project lead Brian Frandle partnered with students in OLPD 5501: Principles and Methods of Evaluation, to design an evaluation plan. The students outlined questions, types of data needed, data sources, and data-collection methods. The students' final report, presentation, and handout are available.Item Rosemount Climate Adaptation(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2015) Hartmann, Joseph; Rodrigo, Sashan; Kraetsch, AshleyThis project was completed as part of a year-long partnership between the City of Rosemount and the University of Minnesota’s Resilient Communities Project (http://www.rcp.umn.edu). As more extreme weather incidents have ravaged the United States in recent years, many local governments are taking a closer look at just how resilient their communities are to the changing global climate. The goal of this project was to create a climate adaptation plan aimed at strengthening resilience to climatic impacts on built, natural, economic, and social systems. In collaboration with city project lead Jason Lindahl, a planner for the City of Rosemount, a team of students in PA 5242: Environmental Planning, Policy, and Decision-Making analyzed data from the Minnesota Department of Health’s Vulnerability Assessment and case studies of two different regions in the United States and made recommendations for how the City of Rosemount can use a vulnerability assessment to inform activities that improve the City’s adaptability in the face of climate change. A final report and presentation from the project are available.